doh. Always helps to read the conclusion: In summary, development of the Prudoe Bay oil field displaced caribou and disrupted their movements. Similar long-term displacement now appears to be occurring elsewhere, even in the "state-of-the-art" Kuparuk and Milne Pt. Oil fields. Mitigation measures proposed for Arctic Refuge oil fields will likely be even less effective in allowing access to critical habitats for the larger, more densely aggregated Porcupine Herd. The caribou resources at risk in the Arctic National Wildlife for petroleum developme nt far exceed those found at Prudhoe Bay. Development of the coastal plain may well cause a long-term decline in calf survival, thereby decreasing population size over time, with serious consequences for many residents in both Canada and the U.S
On 7/27/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well... as in most things if you look into it, the truth is somewhere > in the middle. I think. I confessed that I skimmed too. But what I got > out of it was something like this. > > Cariboo population has increased globally, perhaps because of attempts > (due to regulation? dunno) to keep the pipelines from crossing > migratory paths. Where they do though, caribou are hesitant to cross > them and avoid them generally. > > Caribou at Prudhoe Bay, closest to the oil refineries, are negatively > affected. > > That particular document may be zoomed into the problem a bit too > close. If the above is mistaken in some way please don't eat me :) > Stuff to do and moving fast. But if your goal is to convince me that > oil is good for wildlife you aren't there yet :) > > Dana > > > On 7/27/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, they must have heard it from the same place I did. Didn't want > > to sift through all the pdf's so I ussed that. > > > > Quickly browsing over your link knind of confirms it doesn't it? > > 14k in 1983 and 23k in the late 80's? > > > > And: > > Over the past 25 years, the Porcupine Herd has fluctuated between > > about 100,000 and 180,000 animals, with a current population of about > > 160,000. > > > > > > > > On 7/27/05, Dana wrote: > > > um. For some reason the word "sophmoric" comes to mind. Come on, Sam > > > :) It may be Yale, but it's a letter to a student newspaper :) Which > > > does not, moreover, provide a source for the assertion you quote. > > > > > > The following is Clinton-era but looks academically respectable: > > > > > > http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/ANWR/anwrcaribouscience.html > > > > > > I'm not going to bother posting stuff from the Wilderness Society or > > > the Sierra Club, because I assume you think they are all communist > > > hippie pinko liberals.... > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166836 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
